On April 8, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed NEC baby formula lawsuits into the Northern District of Illinois for pre-trial proceedings. U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer was selected to oversee the proceedings. In a September 7,…
The Pembroke Pines Firefighters and Police Officers Pension Fund recently filed a new baby formula class action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories and its top management. The plaintiffs claim that the defendants concealed information about the safety of its products while putting “profitability ahead of children’s…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has ordered all federally filed Abbott infant formula lawsuits to be centralized in the Northern District of Illinois for pre-trial proceedings. This is the same court where the panel, on April 8, 2022, centralized baby formula necrotizing…
A group of plaintiffs recently filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Tylenol autism/ADHD lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. This, after nearly 20 parents filed claims against makers of Tylenol and other brands…
On June 16, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a notice of hearing session. The hearing will take place on July 28, 2022. The panel will hear arguments concerning various potential litigations that day, including arguments for and against the potential…
A new study published in the JAMA Network Open reports that gestational age can greatly affect outcomes related to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a dangerous gastrointestinal infection. Other research has connected the use of cow’s milk formula in premature infants with a greater risk of NEC.…
A California mom recently filed a new baby food lawsuit against Nurture, Inc. and Gerber Products Company on behalf of her son. She claims that the manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals like mercury, lead, and arsenic, which…
At least 32 babies have died while resting in the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play sleepers. A Consumer Reports investigation into the sleeper back in 2019 revealed that the sleeper did not align with medical recommendations that babies be placed flat on their backs to sleep.…
Following a report on toxins in baby food released by the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, a New York woman has filed a new class-action baby food lawsuit against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company, The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Nurture Inc., Gerber…
According to a new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), fewer children are suffering injuries related to their toys. Between 2014 and 2018, there was a decline in the number of injuries associated with all toys, which is good news. The bad…
